COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, December 14. TWO National Age Group records fell on the second night of finals at the 2013 Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational… and a third was severely shaken. <\/p>\n
The night kicked off with Nation’s Capital’s Cassidy Bayer taking down one of the oldest NAGs in the books. Bayer claimed Mary T Meagher’s historic girl’s 13-14 200 butterfly NAG by several tenths, finishing with a 1:56.01 ahead of the 1:56.58 Meagher set in 1979. Bayer also claimed individual titles in the 50 freestyle (23.29) and 100 backstroke (54.90). <\/p>\n
Two heats later, Ricky Beren’s 13-14 200 fly NAG was nearly taken down by NOVA’s David Dixon. Dixon won the event in a 1:48.43, less than two tenths off of Beren’s 1:48.24 NAG. Dixon talked to Swimming World TV before tonight’s finals, expressing his desire to claim the 200 fly NAG. <\/p>\n
Penn Charter’s Reece Whitley claimed his second NAG of the meet in the boy’s 13-14 200 breaststroke. Whitley shattered the previous record by over a second in a very exciting race that saw him nearly break the 2-minute barrier. Whitley’s final time was a 2:00.14, over a second under Curtis Ogren’s 2:01.17 from 2010. It is scary to think that Whitley is only 13, and still has a year of development to look forward to before he ages out of the 13-14 age group. <\/p>\n
NCAP’s Janet Hu and Katie Ledecky put together exciting races in the girl’s open 50 freestyle and 200 butterfly. Although Hu — the 17-18 50 freestyle NAG record holder — won both events, Swimming World Magazine World Swimmer of the Year put up a reasonable fight against her teammate. The Tom Dolan crowd was excited to see local girl Ledecky race several off events. Hu won the 200 butterfly in a 1:54.37, ahead of Ledecky’s 1:55.88. <\/p>\n
See Swimming World TV’s Night 3 recap of the 2013 Speedo Tom Dolan Invitational below:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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